Claims related to funeral home’s release of cremains dismissed

April 2, 2019 Comments Off on Claims related to funeral home’s release of cremains dismissed (access required)

Where a contract with a funeral home gave two individuals authority to receive the decedent’s cremains, the funeral home did not breach the contract by giving both urns containing the cremains to only one of the named individuals. Overview Plaintiff ...

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Judge buries claims over disputed cremains

March 27, 2019 Comments Off on Judge buries claims over disputed cremains (access required)

A Roanoke funeral service appears likely to escape liability in a lawsuit over its handling of a decedent’s cremains in the face of family hostility. A judge’s ruling could bar recovery for a Roanoke woman who said the funeral home ...

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Appendicitis goes unreported initially, leads to complications – $1.5 Million Verdict

March 12, 2018 Comments Off on Appendicitis goes unreported initially, leads to complications – $1.5 Million Verdict (access required)

On Aug. 15, 2016, Alexander Nelson underwent a colonoscopy after which he suffered abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. The next day, Aug. 16, Nelson saw his gastroenterologist who referred him to the Lewis-Gale Medical Center Emergency Department for a CT ...

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